I felt, Christ did pay a heavy price for preaching the good news, a totally new set of Values and a new way of life, to an arrogant, extremist society, who eventually crucified him. It would be an insult to that price if I just get complacent and accept..I am a sinner, god will forgive me..

In poetry and prose,
these words are my faith, hope, and love
for those with a lack thereof,
those still wishing on stars above.
My consolation, highest honor,
would be souls unbound.
Might the words of my life be your lost and found?
I pray between these lines,
God consumes your heart and mind,
and His peace you find.

The Magi, their families, and their servants slept in the tents they put up in a field near the house where the Child was. It was already past midnight when they slept, and the big star which they saw in the east shone over the village.
That night, Melchor had a dream.
In his dream, he saw the same angel who spoke to him, the one who told him to see the Child in Bethlehem...

Savannah Watkins is haunted by a dream of losing her family in a tragic car accident, which causes her to vacillate between two lives—before and after the car accident. As she struggles between realities, Jesus Christ suddenly appears to offer her unorthodox guidance. He accompanies her to the grocery store and for walks on the beach while answering some of life’s toughest questions.

Beauty for Ashes is Marie-Aurore's latest chapbook, a poetic journey of enlightenment /awakening. If you enjoy reading poetry as much as the author loves writing it you will absolutely love her ten inspirational, spiritual poems. Happy reading...